Timble Ings
4 crossbill, lots of redpoll and siskin, 44 goldcrest ringed
Members Only Res - vis mig watch
Moving Birds: Meadow Pipit 1240, Brambling 8, Chaffinch 34,
Pied wagtail 44, Grey Heron 5, Woodpigeon 14, Skylark 41, Siskin 8
Redwing 19, Swallow 95, Golden Plover 4, GSWdpkr 1, Snipe 4
Starling 7, Goldfinch 3 , Greenfinch 23 , Canada Goose 10,
Tree Pipit 1 , Magpie 4 , Pink-footed Goose 103, Linnet 26,
Stonechat 4, Sparrowhawk 1, Mistle Thrush 19, Redpoll 2,
Song Thrush 2.
Denholme Clough - vis mig watch
Meadow Pipit 289, Chaffinch 103, Greenfinch 76, Swallow 82
Redwing 123, Pink-footed Geese 42, Starling 35, Song Thrush 7
Woodpigeon 15, Goldfinch 11, Siskin 8, Jay 15, Reed Bunting 2,
Skylark 8, Collared Dove 4, Cormorant 1, Golden Plover 1, Snipe 1,
Canada Geese 2, Mallard 4, GSWdpkr 2, Grey Wagtail 4,
Pied Wagtail 3, House Martin 12, Common Gull 8, LBBGull 4
others; Chiffchaff, Blackcap female, Goldcrests, 16 Siskin,
Sparrowhawk, Green Woodpecker, Bullfinch
Redcar Tarn - 3 Wigeon; c150 Lapwing;
Ilkley to Round Hill to Beamsley Beacon and back
15 geese sp. flew over Middleton Moor 10:20am.
small bird movements throughout including:
Meadow Pipits, Skylarks
Stonechats - 3m 1f near Windsover Farm
Red Kite seen at 12:25pm as reached Old Pike
Kestrel near Beamsley Beacon
Grouse – 5 seen 4 heard in course of walk.
Kestrel seen in direction of Denton.
Dipper on Wharfe near Old Bridge at Ilkley
Whetstone - a brief visit but just one Mipit,
Leeshaw Res.
3 Mipits; mixed tit flock c5 LT Tit, 4 Blue Tit
16 Canada geese, 52 greylag, Ad & 2 imm LBBgulls
Doe Park Res
Chiffchaff, 3 Redpoll, Little Owl, 4 Grey Partridge
Lower Laithe Res, -1 Sparrowhawk; c20 BH Gull
Fly Flatts
Female gadwall, 16 canada geese, kestrel.
Flock of 16 twite perched on fence immediately to west of resr.
Sparrowhawk (perilously close to twite!).
Glovershaw
Stonechat on the wall along the Glen Road and on the
northern section a family of five Stonechats were
close to Birch Close Lane. 2 Skylarks and 2 Reed Buntings,
several Meadow Pipits and a flock of 25 Linnets flying over,
disturbed by a Kestrel hunting over the moorland fringe.
A Swallow flew south. Golcar Farm; Chiffchaff and 5 Goldcrests
Stockbridge -
30 Redwing, Water Rail (heard), GSW, pair of Reed Bunting,
2 Kestrel, 3 Bullfinches and 3 Goosander flying west.
Kex Gill:-
Meadow Pipit, 1 Goldcrest, 2 Reed Bunting, 1 Redwing.
Thruscross Res. :-
26 Swallows feeding, 5 Grey Partridge, 1 Chiffchaff singing
East Riddlesden Hall
Chiffchaff singing, Tufted Duck,
Wilsden this afternoon:
Lapwing x 150 in fields next to Coplowe Lane, Male Sparrowhawk,
Linnet x 15, GSW, Jays, Chiffchaff
I Hargreaves, A Jowett, M Doveston, H Doveston, DCBarker,
H Creber, C King, P King, S Lilley, R Proctor, A Greenwood,
S Radcliffe, E Scarfe, S Thomson, J Stallworthy
